Application Follow-Up Advice

You’ve sent your resume to three (or 16 or 110) prospective employers, so you’ve done your part. Now all you have to do is sit back and wait for the phone to ring. But why is nothing happening?

We’ve got news for you: Your phone will never ring. The fact you sent your resume in response to job postings means very little in the grand scheme of things. The search industry has designed the search process to cater to employers’ needs, not yours – even if yo...

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